Listening Assessment

Grade: First Grade

History SOL 1.6 The student will describe how the location of his/her community, climate, and
physical surroundings affect the way people live, including their food, clothing, shelter,
transportation, and recreation.
WIDA Standards 2007- Social Studies
English Language Proficiency Standard 5: English language learners communicate information,
ideas, and concepts necessary for academic success in the content area of Social Studies
WIDA Level: Level 3

Responsive Listening Assessment

Purpose: This test will show a students knowledge of different places and locations through
specific vocabulary to help measure their abilities to meet the language objectives listed below.
Objectives:
Students will be able to interpret word order patterns through question and answer
relationships.
Student will answer with the corresponding answer to different wh- questions.
Directions: Listening to the following sentences and choose the best correct answer.
Example:
Test-takers hear: Where is the meeting?
Test-takers read: A. It is at 10:00pm.
B. It is about cleaning up the park.
C. The meeting is at Jennys house.
D. The meeting will end at 6pm.

Assessment:
1. Test-takers hear: Where is the Post Office?
Test-takers read: A. On Main Street.
B. Until 5 oclock.
C. The mailman works there.

D. It closes at 2 oclock.
2. Test-takers hear: What time did the teacher leave school?
Test-takers read: A. In about an hour.
B. About $20.
C. At about 4:00pm.
D. She went home.
3. Test takers hear: How old is Sarah?
Test-takers read: A. My friend.
B.10 years old.
C. At the park.
D. very good.
4. Test-takers hear: How many people live in your community?
Test-takers read: A. No, they do not.
B. At 5:00.
D. About $10.
D. About 1,000 people.

5. Test-takers hear: What color are the houses in neighborhood?

Test-takers read: A. Brown
B. There are about 78 houses.
C. Close to the school.
D. A place where students go to study.

References

Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. (2007). The WIDA English language
proficiency standards, 2007 Edition, PreKindergarten through Grade 12 (3rd ed.).
https://www.wida.us/standards/eld.aspx
Brown, H. D., & Abeywickrama, P. (2010). Language assessment: Principles and classroom
practices (2nd ed.). White Plains, NY: Pearson Education.
Grade One. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/standards_docs/english/
2010/stds_english1.pdf
Introduction to History and Social Science. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.doe.virginia.gov/
testing/sol/standards_docs/history_socialscience/next_version/stds_history1.pdf